Pets · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Pet businesses in the York-Hanover, PA metro area
The pet businesses in the York-Hanover, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #359 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 238
- 40 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 102
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119M
- On pets · $655 a household
- Spending per listing
- $500K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 473,197
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the York-Hanover metro area is 25 (lower middle), #359 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the York-Hanover metro area spend about $119M a year on pets, or $655 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $500K of household spending for each business on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 238 pet businesses on map listings in the York-Hanover metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 102 businesses with payroll in the York-Hanover metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,780 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $7.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the York-Hanover metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the York-Hanover metro area grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the York-Hanover metro area compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | York-Hanover metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $500K | $616K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,780 | 1,997 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | +6.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $655 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,829 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 102+3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,079
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 261Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23840 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $7.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the York-Hanover metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the York-Hanover metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 473,197+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 181,583
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 904 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 512
- Median household income
- $84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,143
- Median home value
- $248,600
- Jobs located here
- 187,332
- Daytime population
- 423,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the York-Hanover metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 48 | 2,176 | 8.8 | $851K | +1.4% | #207 of 387 |
| 2Gettysburg, PA | 37 | 41 | 10.0 | $647K | +3.6% | #294 of 387 |
| 3Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 35 | 368 | 10.8 | $620K | +3.0% | #305 of 387 |
| 4Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 34 | 263 | 10.7 | $607K | +4.2% | #314 of 387 |
| 5Johnstown, PA | 33 | 45 | 8.0 | $658K | −3.2% | #321 of 387 |
| 6Reading, PA | 31 | 192 | 11.8 | $545K | +2.7% | #330 of 387 |
| 7Lebanon, PA | 31 | 82 | 14.5 | $432K | +2.2% | #331 of 387 |
| 8Williamsport, PA | 30 | 46 | 9.8 | $568K | −1.3% | #337 of 387 |
| 9Chambersburg, PA | 29 | 74 | 11.7 | $531K | +3.0% | #345 of 387 |
| 10York-Hanover, PA | 25 | 238 | 13.1 | $500K | +3.6% | #359 of 387 |
Other business types in the York-Hanover metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses25
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding25
- Pet stores27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the York-Hanover, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 238 pet businesses in the York-Hanover metro area. 40 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 261 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the York-Hanover, PA metro area spend on pets?
About $119M a year, or $655 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 238 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $500K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 181,583 households in the York-Hanover metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the York-Hanover, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The York-Hanover metro area has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $500K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the York-Hanover metro area would have about 136, against 238 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,780 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the York-Hanover, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the York-Hanover metro area at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. Median household income in the York-Hanover metro area is $84,829, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The York-Hanover metro area scores 25 for pet businesses (lower middle), #359 of 387 scored metro areas.
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